This is Perl module Hash::Lazy. INSTALLATION Hash::Lazy installation is straightforward. If your CPAN shell is set up, you should just be able to do % cpan Hash::Lazy Download it, unpack it, then build it as per the usual: % perl Makefile.PL % make && make test Then install it: % make install DOCUMENTATION Hash::Lazy documentation is available as in POD. So you can do: % perldoc Hash::Lazy to read the documentation online with your favorite pager. Kang-min Liu